It has apparently been awhile since I last rated a book silver.
I quite liked The Broken Empire trilogy, but I wouldn’t say it was a gripping read. On the other hand, I attempted reading the first book of the Red Queen’s War twice and barely made any progress. This one was definitely the best of the three.
In the beginning, I thought the interspersal of future events was really well done. My main complaint is that as the book went on, it felt like less and less of these sections were included. It made me lose motivation a bit.
I really like the world building. The ancestors arriving to the planet in days past and the manifestation of their blood within all sorts of people all over the world. The secrets of the ice. The politics. And of course the badass nuns.
I felt like all the characters were quite likeable too. They all had their motivations and acted consistently to them. I wonder if Nona and Zole will end up as friends. I feel sad about Hessa, but it kinda made sense because eventually she would have been a real burden on Nona.
I am glad they managed to deal with Raymel. It was already getting to be a bit of a drag how he just would not go away. I suppose Sherzal might be the main antagonist of the next book. That would be interesting.
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